Mode & Outlying Scores

November 5, 2008 by  
Filed under Even More

The mode of the following distribution  is 5:

5
5
3
4
5
6  
7

Note, that the mode is not impacted by outlying scores. The mode of the following also is 5:

700
    5
    5
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7

NOW YOU CHOOSE:
   Day 2: Central Tendency
   
A Bit More About Central Tendency
   Even More About Central Tendency
   More Examples
      More Mean Examples

      More Median Examples
      Median Is Middle Of Distribution
      More Mode Examples
   Impact of Outlying Scores
      On The Mean
      On The Median
      On The Mode
   How To Calculate Central Tendency
      Calculating The Mean
      Calculating The Median
      When There’s No Middle-Most Score
      Calculating The Mode
   Formulas For Central Tendency
   Basic Facts About Central Tendency
   Vocabulary
   Quiz 2
   Summary

 

 

 

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